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Current
Situation In Pakistan By Essar 12/5/2001
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Dear
Readers, As you know, Pakistan is an important
participant of the coalition. Pakistan has always been
and will remain to be against all forms of terrorism.
The political structure of Pakistan has never been
more stable than what it is now. Under the leadership
of General Pervaiz Musharaf (President of Pakistan),
we have made many wise decisions to promote all
aspects of the economy. The government is greatly
concerned about the future of Pakistan and has placed
great emphasis on Tourism which is very important for
Pakistan because of it's beautiful natural assets.
At
the moment, it's the month of Ramadan in which people
fast from dawn till dusk. Prayers are held in the
evening after which people engage in various
festivities. Merchants have decorated their shops to
attract more customers during the holy month. We can
see happy faces filling the streets of the markets.
Young boys play cricket while girls jump rope near
their homes.
There
is complete peace inside Pakistan. It's borders are
being guarded by one of the world's best army. The
streets of it's cities are safe. It's shopping centers
and markets are lined up with all sorts of goods. The
government has closed all Afghan consulates inside
Pakistan until a stable and broad-based government is
established inside Afghanistan.
Pakistan
is also supporting the UN decision during the Bonn
conference of a temporary kingdom of Afghanistan under
the former king (Zahir Shah) for six months which will
later lead to a broad based government.
Hunza
and Baltistan (Most famous tourists attraction areas
in Pakistan) are safe and their people fully support
Pakistan Government. The Karakoram Highway (KKH) is
busy as usual with transport vehicles carrying
passengers and goods to and from Northern Areas of
Pakistan. The people of Northern Areas are very happy
with it's policies and so is the rest of the
population of Pakistan. Businesses and shops are open
with shoppers seeking their daily needs. Schools and
colleges are open where children happily attend
classes. Restaurants and hotels are open and are ready
to receive customers with open doors. Pakistan
International Airlines (PIA) is operating normal
flights to
and from Islamabad, Skardu, and Gilgit. People listen
to the news on radio and TV, then discuss the current
situation while fully supporting the government's
decisions.
All
trekking routes are open as before and there are no
restrictions. People in small villages along the
routes still await you waving and there is nothing out
of the ordinary.
For
more information, please contact us at below
numbers,
Essar;
Adventure Tours Pakistan Phone: ++92-51-2252759,
2260820
Editorial
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Aman. On Thursday we will post Ashraf
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